sapere

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō (“I taste; I am wise”), from Proto-Italic *sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i- (“to notice”), from *seh₁p- (“to try, to research”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈpeː.re], /saˈpere/

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• Hyphenation: sa‧pé‧re

Verb

sapere

1. (transitive, intransitive) to know information

   Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?

   Don't you know that we will judge angels?

2. (transitive, intransitive) to be able to, can, could (know how to)

   Synonym: potere

3. (transitive, intransitive) to taste, smell

   Synonym: sentire

4. (transitive) to come to know, become informed of, find out

Related terms

Related terms

• sapersi
• sapido

• sapienza
• sapore

Noun

sapere m (plural saperi)

1. knowledge, learning

   Synonym: sapienza

Anagrams

• aperse, arpese, pesare, peserà, séparé

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pe.re/, [ˈs̠äpɛrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pe.re/, [ˈsäːpere]

Verb

(deprecated template usage) sapere

1. present active infinitive of sapiō